Pingtung County
Pingtung County (ๅฑๆฑ็ธฃ) is southernmost region of Taiwan reaching down to its extreme southern tip.
Regions
There are 33 townships, towns, and urban areas in Pingtung County, each with its own local characteristics and features:
Northern Pingtung (Pingtung, Jiuru, Ligang, Yanpu, Gaoshu) Home to the political and economic centre of the County. |
Central Pingtung (Chaozhou, Wandan, Changzhi, Linluo, Wanluan, Neipu, Zhutian, Xinpi) An area with a strong Hakka culture which is famous for its pig's trotters. |
Southern Pingtung (Donggang, Fangliao, Xinyuan, Kanding, Linbian, Nanzhou, Jiadong, Liuqiu) A popular starting off point to explore some of the nearby islands. |
Hengchun Peninsula (Hengchun, Fangshan, Checheng, Manzhou) Home to the Kenting National Park, as well as a popular area for watersports and resorts. |
Mountain Area (Sandimen, Wutai, Majia, Taiwu, Laiyi, Chunri, Shizi, Mudan) An area rich in the culture of the indigineous Taiwanese tribes. |
Cities
- ๐ Chaozhou (ๆฝฎๅท) โ Named for the city from which the early settlers originally came.
- ๐ Donggang (ๆฑๆธฏ) โ It has one of Taiwan's largest fishing harbours.
- ๐ Hengchun (ๆๆฅ) โ The entryway to Kenting National Park with pristine beaches and a vibrant tourist industry, the Hengchun area often attracts more travelers than local residents.
Other destinations
- ๐ Kenting National Park โ A scenic region and national park with some of the best beaches in Taiwan, famous for surfing, snorkling, etc.
Understand
Get in
By train
Pingtung County is connected to other parts of Taiwan by the TRA network. This is also a useful way to get between townships. Stations located within the County are:
Name | Chinese | Line | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
๐ Liukuaicuo. | ๅ ญๅกๅ | Pingtung line | ||
๐ Pingtung. | ๅฑๆฑ | |||
๐ Guilai. | ๆญธไพ | |||
๐ Linluo. | ้บๆด | |||
๐ Xishi. | ่ฅฟๅข | |||
๐ Zhutian. | ็ซน็ฐ | |||
๐ Chaozhou. | ๆฝฎๅท | |||
๐ Kanding. | ๅด้ | |||
๐ Nanzhou. | ๅๅท | |||
๐ Zhen'an. | ้ฎๅฎ | |||
๐ Linbian. | ๆ้ | |||
๐ Jiadong. | ไฝณๅฌ | |||
๐ Donghai. | ๆฑๆตท | |||
๐ Fangliao. | ๆๅฏฎ | Pintung line South-link line | ||
๐ Jialu. | ๅ ็ฅฟ | South-link line | ||
๐ Neishi. | ๅ ง็ | |||
๐ Fangshan. | ๆๅฑฑ | |||
๐ Fangye. | ๆ้่ | |||
๐ Central Signal. | ไธญๅคฎ่ | |||
By bus
Numerous bus lines, regional and national, cover the region.
By boat
Ferry service operates between Donggang Township and Baisha Port and Dafu Port on the offshore Lamay Island
Get around
Getting around by bus and bicycle is recommended.
See
History and culture
- ๐ Hengchun Old Town (ๆๆฅ็ธฃๅ). The only castle town in Taiwan where all of the original gates remain standing.
- ๐ Kucapungane (ๅฅฝ่ถๆ). A Rukai aboriginal village in the mountains of southern Taiwan. Virtually abandoned since the 1970s, the village is well-known for its slate houses.
- ๐ Old House of Siiao Family (่ญๅฎถ็ฅๅฑ), No. 150, Gouzhu Road, Jiadong Township, โ +886 932 200 024. 09:00-17:00. The house was constructed during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng during the Qing Dynasty. After the handover of Taiwan to Japan in 1895, a conflict broke out between the local residents and the Japanese. Some of the bullet holes from this conflict are still visible in the room walls.
- ๐ Wukou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall (ไบๆบๆฐดๅๆฐๅฎ็ฅ ). The Hakka-style hall spans over an area of 1 hectare. It was built with two internal wings, two external wings and Baroque-style walls.
- ๐ Yang Family Ancestral Hall (ๆฅๆฐๅฎ็ฅ ). The building was constructed with traditional Hakka architecture style in quadrangle shape. It features a heart-shaped Tai chi pond located in front of the hall.
Museums and galleries
- ๐ Liudui Hakka Cultural Park (ๅ ญๅ ๅฎขๅฎถๆๅๅๅ). A cultural center focusing on Hakka people and culture. The two main concepts of the park are Hakka village life and natural ecology.
- ๐ Museum of Traditional Theater (ๅฑๆฑๆฒๆฒๆ ไบ้คจ). A museum of traditional performing arts, particularly puppetry which remains popular in Taiwan.
- ๐ National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (ๅ็ซๆตทๆด็็ฉๅ็ฉ้คจ). Opened in 2000, the complex features an aquarium as well as a water park.
- ๐ Pingtung Hakka Cultural Museum (ๅฑๆฑ็ธฃๅฎขๅฎถๆ็ฉ้คจ). The exhibits are divided into Hakka cultivation, Hakka farm life, Hakka life, Hakka culture, and heritage.
- ๐ Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan (ๅฐ้ปๅ้จๅฑ็คบ้คจ). The center features exhibition hall, movie theater and an outdoor solar panel.
- ๐ Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park (ๅฐ็ฃๅไฝๆฐๆๅๅๅ). The cultural park exhibits the lifestyle and cultural heritage of the nine main aboriginal tribes in Taiwan.
Temples
- ๐ An-Nur Tongkang Mosque (ๆฑๆธฏๆธ ็ๅฏบ). It is the eighth and latest mosque built in Taiwan. It is also the first mosque in Pingtung County, completed in 2018.
- ๐ Chaozhou Zhaolin Temple (ๆฝฎๅทๆๆๅฎฎ), โ +886 8 789 6652.
- ๐ Checheng Fuan Temple (่ปๅ็ฆๅฎๅฎฎ). The largest temple in Taiwan whorshipping Tudigong (ๅๅฐๅ ฌ "Lord of the Soil and the Ground").
- ๐ Donglong Temple (ๆฑๆธฏๆฑ้ๅฎฎ). The current temple complex was completed in 1887. The temple organises the Donggang King Boat Ceremony every three years on the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th year of the Chinese calendar.
- ๐ Fangliao Bao'an Temple (ๅๅขๅฏฎไฟๅฎๅฎฎ), โ +886 8 878 2419.
- ๐ Three Mountains King Temple (ไนๅฆไธๅฑฑๅ็ๅป), No. 174, Ren'ai Street, Jiuru Township, โ +886 8 739 1023. Built in 1651, the temple name refers to three mountains in Mainland China: Mount Du, Mount Ming, and Mount Jing
- ๐ Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (่ฌ้่ๆฏ่ๆฎฟ). The first basilica church in Taiwan, built in 1870.
Do
- ๐ Sichongxi Hot Spring (ๅ้ๆบชๆบซๆณ). Housed in a Japanese-style building, the water is of alkaline type and rich in sodium carbonate.
- ๐ Cycling the Dapeng Bay Bikeway (ๅคง้ตฌ็ฃ็ฐ็ฃ่ช่ก่ป้), โ +886 8 833 8100. A cycling course that runs alongside the Dapeng lagoon.
- ๐ Bada Forest Paradise Theme Park (8ๅคงๆฃฎๆ้ญๆณๆจๅ). The theme park consists of various exhibitions on plantation as well as many amusement rides.
- ๐ Penbay International Circuit (ๅคง้ตฌ็ฃๅ้่ณฝ่ปๅ ด). A motorsports venue featuring a 3.5 km long circuit.
Parks and nature
- ๐ Beautiful Maiden Cave (็พไบบๆด). An explorable cave complex that requires a fee for admission which also allows entry to the nearby Mountain Pig Ditch and Black Dwarf Cave.
- ๐ Black Dwarf Cave (็้ฌผๆด). A large explorable cave on Liuqiu Island.
- ๐ Dapeng Bay (ๅคง้ตฌ็ฃ). The largest lagoon on the southwest coastline of Taiwan Island.
- ๐ Linhousilin Forest Park (ๆๅพๅๆๅนณๅฐๆฃฎๆๅๅ). The park was created as a lowland forest reserve. It spans over a total area of 1,005 ha.
- ๐ Longluan Lake (้พ้พๆฝญ). The biggest fresh water lake in Taiwan.
- ๐ Longpan Park (้พ็ฃๅ ฌๅ). A windy park facing out to the Pacific Ocean.
- ๐ Shuangliu Forest Recreation Area (้ๆตๅๅฎถๆฃฎๆ้ๆจๅ). The forest spans an area of 6ยฝ kmยฒ at 175โ650 m altitude featuring a number of hiking trails.
- Vase Rock (่ฑ็ถ็ณ). The 9-m tall rock was formed by the rising of the coastal coral reef.
Eat
The popular night markets can be found in most towns and cities.
Drink
Sleep
- ๐ Caesar Park Hotel Kenting, No.6 Kenting Road, Hengchun Town, โ +886 8 886 1888.
- ๐ Chateau Beach Resort Kenting (ๅขพไธๅค้ฝๆฒ็้ ๅบ), No. 451่, Kending Road, Hengchun Township, โ +886 8 886 2345.
- ๐ Fullon Resort Kending (็ฆๅฎนๅคง้ฃฏๅบ), No. 1000, Chuanfan Road, Hengchun Township, โ +886 8 885 6688.
- ๐ Kentington Resort (ๅฐๅขพไธๆธกๅๆ). In a 40 ha area, the resort has 304 huts, dining areas, recreational areas and venues for conferences or banquets.
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